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TRANSACTIONS IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD EGG MARKET IS 7 : TENDING LOIR RECEIPTS JlUE 50T OTEI-LAOE BUT THE DEMAV9 IS SUmCIEJTT TO XICF KUKSf CLEA 1CU. SLXKOS AJStB HKJHER CABBAGE , tTF HAT WEAK. Front Street, Jan. 12. The principal events in the local wholesale markets today were: Change In feed. Oabhage goes higher. Shrimps are lower. ' Kgga continue weak.. -yotiiiry 1 notr " Tin, . Wheat market la strong. Big potato shipments. . Creamer? butter Improve. SOT Still Weak. ' The receipt of eggs continue to come ' along with a steady gate not large nor small. The demand, however, does not seem lively enough to pick up the ar rivals and the. market is continually growing weaker.1 Retailers who are In the habit of buying in 6 to 10-case tots ar ' now . only buying from hand to "mouth, with the expectation Of further drops in .the near future. It la not thought by the dealers that the market will make a big slump, but all expect ; it to follow the course of usual years decline slowly until It reaches the bot tom. It Is not thought that the very lowest figure will be reached for at least a month, or perhaps six weeks at the utmost Eggs are today selling; on the street from 86 to 27 cents a dosen, with most of the sales at the latter figure. The former price is an exception and hardly constitutes the real market Shrimps Art Xiower. Shrimps are coming in larger supplies from the Bound and this caused the market to drop from IS to 10 cents a pound today. Quite a large shipment of Columbia river smelt arrived In late yeterday and competition caused the price to go to 0 cents. With a contin uance of the present warm weather it Is expected that the fish will be In the Cowlits within the next month with Us consequent larger : catch and lowering of prices. Columbia river salmon show a large gain in . receipts. No other changes occurred in the fish market to day. Cabbage Bang es Upward. Exceedingly short receipts of cab bage ; caused the price to advance cent a pound, today. One car of fancy - navel oranges - arrived in this morning from the South and two more cars are due this evening. The market is still Khnrt on bananas and the few ' remaining stocks are eagerly called for, - ; Poultry Hot So Tina. Although It cannot be said that there Is any real weakness In the poultry market, the Undertone Is notTjulteTW firm as It was during; the previous week. Keceipts are showing a small increase and the retailers seem to be fairly well supplied. No changes in prices today. . ' ' ; Wneat Market Is Strong-. The wheat market la strong with no changes In thfl quotations today. The millers are not after supplies. Farmers generally still have their ideas on higher prices, and seem to be content to hold for a prospective rise. The flour market continues active at unchanged prices. Chang's tat reed, v - ' The feed market is showing strength and the quotations on middlings show an advance of - $1 a ton today. llay, however, is not so firm on account of the large offerings. Mlllatufts are un unchungod. - large Potato Shipment. Two steamers, the Colurrfbia and the Oregon, leave tonight for San Francisco and both will take the remaining stocks of onions and potatoes to that market In 'Frisco potatoes are showing a bet ter tone on account of the fact that' the two last steamers from this city brought very light cargoes. The ship ment of the large cargo tonight will probably have a bad effect Locally po tatoes and onions ara both in fair de mand with the prices running along the same as Quoted yesterday, Farmers are holding for higher figures. , . Za the Meat Markets. Although the receipts of meats on Front street were not large today the demand docs not seem to be so brisk as It was a few days ago. Prices gen erally remain the same. Veal is very slow in coming and the demand for all sires Is good. . Creamery Batter Improves. On account of the large number of visitors in this city the consumption of creamery butter shows a marked Im ' provement and stocks are cleaning up at quotations. Store and dairy are In a worso condition and the market' has never been so demoralized as it Is to day. :' Opinions on Today's Market. W. B. Qlafke company Butter is more lively on account of larger de mand; market getting cleaned up; con vention helped somewhat Turner & Co. Mild weather affecting egg market; poultry of all kinds still celling on arrival at quotations; store butter market demoralized. Belt & Co. Car fancy navel oranges in today. Chatterton & Co. Hay very dull; po tatoes, somewhat better; chickens are going at the market; pork Very scarce. Smith Bros. Hogs selling well, net ting shippers top quotations; veal very scarce end market could stand un limited supply; good mutton and beef bringing the quotations readily; thous ands of visitors in city makes poultry at premium. O. O. Smith Co. No extra demand for potatoes; chickens are wanted. JEVtrdlng & Farrell Mild weather is ending eggs downward; butter, especi ally dairy snd country store very weak; dressed meats and poultry in good de mand; receipts are not larger. W. S, Swank Msrket on potatoes doing fairly well in 'Frisco; about 4,000 sacks potatoes and 800 sucks of onions go down tonight on steamers. Rapp & Sehlbrede Apples are finding a fair demand but market Is not rush ing by any means. i'age & Son Poultry good demand; fair supply today; veal slow in coming; demand is good. . W. If. Dryer Potato market is better In 'Frisco but don't know what future wfll bring. . Malarkey & Co. Columbia smelt more plentiful; shrimps lower. ; Txftt, Mine .;,Co. Receipts all lines not heavy today, but market Is in about same nx. .i i Today's quotations, as revised, are-as follows: .7-. v romTLAHD : wxozjbsau rmicxs. '. Orsla, rionr and Tsed. WHEAT Export qnotatlona Naw WaPa Walla, 73$;4c; bloeetem, 7g78i; valley. 779 mKI.KYrWd. $20.00; Wiled. $21.00JJ.4t trewtng. tit.VXtl2.0n, OAlS-No. 1 wblU, $24.00029.00; fray, $24.00(325.00 jw ton; vrhlto, 22.00T22.50 gray, l22.0O22.50 twr ton. rmwi' price. FLOl R EiHiern Oregon: J 'a tents, S4.10Q .w; utraignta, ivi.ho; valley, f3.lt(&3.S5; gra- n4ii. a.v4i; nn, fd.iu. MILLSTl'KFS Bran, f 1.00 per ton; mid dllin. S2S.00: ahorta. 20.m; chop. gm.OO. HAY Ttmothr. 16.0O4i 1.N.00 : Rn.tern Or. go, $16.O0t'20.O0: mliwi. tM.OO; clorof. $1.1.00 WM.uu; . wneat, is.(xwf is.uo; cneat, , f 12.W((t it-iv, oat, fi.mijo.uu. 1 Hops, Wool and Hides, HOPS New, 25c for choice; 20? 2240 tor prime: . poor quality, 18a2Uc! contract,. 1904, 16J 17c. WOOIi Valley, eoaraa to medium. lffQiatie; fine, 16fgld'c; Ksstxru Oregon, 10Q15o: mo biiir. iK.uiInaf. 25 20c. SHKKfSKl.NS Shearing, lOir-iOc; abort wool, 2('30c; medium wool, S0Q5uc; long wool, Wri1.00 each. ' ' TALLOW Prime, per lb, 4lg5c No, S and grease. 4tgUC, . HIDES Dry bldea. No. 1, 16 lba and np, 14c per lb; cry kip. No. 1. 6 to 15 I ha. 12c; dry calf. No. 1. under 3 lba, 13c; dry aalted, bulla and etaga, 1-3 lea than dry flint; aalted hldea, steer, sound, 60 pounds or cm, fcWc: BO to 80 lba, 8c; under 50 lh and cowa, '5419c; stags and bulla, smind. 4c; kip, aound, 15 to 80 Ilia. 8c; aomid, 1 to M lha. 6c; calfj Bound, under 10 lba, 8c J green (unaalted), lc per lb leaa; rnlla, W per lb tins: hcim.v liMw, ltd; .!, 2rHfri,7ft; rtrv, earn, i.wfti.ot; eolta' bldea, earn, jKooet oat skins, common, each. 10l5cj Angora, I11U WWII HI), (UO, OCIIlfl.W. . Butter, Eggs and Poultry. . ' '' BUTTE B Creamery, extra fancy, 30c; ordt nary 2714c; cold atoraee, 2fliS27Vic; Kaatern, M(i27Vjc; renovated, 20321fec; dairy, 16(3 174c: atore, 1012l4ol EGOS Freeh Oregon, SGQZTc: cold atoraga, J4c; baiters. 2?,fit2ftc: Eaaiern. 2.V. ' ... CHKESFull cream, twin. iaV414ci Xoung inerira, ioc Vena, ljdlSc per lb; rooeteVs, lie per lb; prouera, li-Aiftjaa per lb; rryera, izc pet lb; ducka. old, 12c per lb; young, 13c per lb; recaa, 8ffi6e per lb; tutkays, 8ai per lb; www, whq per to. ' ' Traits and vegetables. POTATOES TBesOc; tmyera' prices, for snipping, 75i80o cwt; Yrdltiary, 60$iSc sack; "nji"K. wJdioac; sweets, .uViC per n; new 4c per, lb. NIONS-la;oa, $1.10(31.25 baying prices. T'Wi t.v.v. (UiUBUU, f l.UU. FRESH KKUITS Applee. Oregon, 40cf 1.60 Ks, uu,t oranges. MTCM, a.ov per iwz; aeedlinsa. 12.00 ner box: Jananea. aoc! ha- nanaa, o(55Se per lb; lemona, choice,' S.OO per tmi; fancy, $3.5004.00 per twn; 11 met, Mexi can, 65c per 1U0; plneapplee, $3.50; pea re, 75cQ ii i" oox, vauiornia. yi.uu; craunerriea. iccai. fT.-w per Mil; Jersey, $10.00; paralm mona. $1.50. VBOETABLEB Tnrnlna. 85e rver ek- ear. rota, $1.00 per aack; beets, $1.00 per aack; rauiaasa, liwioc per ao; caDDage, uregon, le per lb; lettuce, head, 15c per doa; hot- nooaa lettuce, f l.doiftl.BO per box: green pep Pra. Be per lb; ttoraeradlah. 78c per lb; eeitry. local, 80c per doa; totnstoee, $1.U0(1.2S per 'ooxi Daranina. ai.zn: riunimiiera. an&7fte tr box: butter heana. irw. nr lh- I.lma Vwaana 8c; aprouta. e, cauliflower, Oregon, $1.00 par up! amcaoaea, iOiquuc per Ota. DRIED rRUITS Applea, evaporated, 67e per lb; aprlcota. 11 I3r par lb; aacka, He ier to laaa; peacnea, ((iC per lb; pears. Bc jr lb; prniiea, Italian, SZ 4 V4c per lb; '"rencb, 8Hfti4V4e per lb: - , California black a. 06Vie per lb: do wbitaa. mtt7e ifi id; Diuma. otrrea. nv. trrnn ner in: natee. txlden. MiC per lb; tarda, $1.50 per 15-lb box. RAISINS Seeded, fancy, 1-lb cartons, 50 pacaagea to caae, 9e pkg; aeeded, :2-oa cartona, re; looaa Muacatela. r.o-lb boiea. lift giC Per lb: Loud in larera. S1.85i!9.00: -lnter. $2.5003.76; Ha, 25c; a, 50c advance over P&unQ canonv. FIGS Ton 1-lb cartona. cables brand. 11. no 10 1-lb cartona, fancy brand, $1.10; 10 1-lb uriraa. -crown, wic; iv l-io nricaa. 9-crown. We! W.u.lb brleka. per box. 2.25; 4-row lav. t yra, Pr-i 0-lb box. fide: looa. SO.Ib hove. vwi . c r, lb, 6ffl4e. Callmrrana Six-crown. 10-lb car- ir.na, n-r -iox. i.uu; o-crown, lo-in carton, per oox, at.io; e-crowa, zu i-iD cartona, par doi, $1-T5. ..... f, ,. Groceries, Huts, Sto. SUSABV-"Sack baa!" Cube- 15.70i pow- aerea, sa.oo; ary granulated. $5.55; beet granu lated, $5.86; extra C, $5.05; golden C, $4.85; bhla, 10c; H bbla, 25c; boxes, 6t)c adTunce on aaek baala. leaa 25c cwt toe eaah. 16 daya; luaiiir, iiiuio'J per in, HONEY 14HE15C. C'OKKtE Oreen Mocha. S1iB28c: Java, fancy. 2cax2c; Jarn. sood, )Q2Bc; Jaya. ordinary, lBtt20c: Coata Rica, fancr. 10i2ilo: hnata Ulr. trod, lOlSc; (Oata Rlea, ordinary, UtllSc par lb: package effftea, $14.28. - i cab uoiong. airrerent grades, KSISftc: J A..,MAq,. n , , . i , . . . . . .inmnurr, mo..n: cuiibo oreufaai, air f.ront gradea, 12656; aplderleg. unwilored 'pan. ouajuoc; graen japaa (very acarcej.ava fl ATT tTin- tm Am K ,A, ao OA fna Uble, dairy, 60a, ghej 'l00a,65; Importer! i.iTerpooi, ooa, one; luoa. use; Ki4a, zi.bo. Worceater Bbla 2a, Sa, $5.50; 5a, $5.25; 10a, $5.00: bulk. 820 lba, $5.00; aacka. 50a, 86c. BALT Coarae, naif ground. 100a, per ton, $7.00; 60a, per ton. $7.50; Llrerpool lump rock, $23.00 per ton; 50-lb rock, $7.00; 1(K, $8.50. GRAIN BAGS Calcutta, $5.75(88.00 p,, ioo. RICE Imperial Japan No. 1, 6c; No. 2, c: Now Orleana head. TVtc. . BEANS 8mall white. S-; large white. $3.40 $4 00 o.iuwi.ou, oayou, ),c; umae, Nl'TS Peanuta. $7e per lb for raw, SQlOe per lb for roaated: eocoanuta. 85i3DOc er doa: w'alnuta, 144&16e per lb; pin nnta, 10912Vte per in; niraory gun, 10c per ID; cneatnuta, Eaatern, 16Q1AC per lb; Bra all auta, 16o per lb: fllherta, 15$18e per lb; fancy pecans, 14 Q lor per id: aimonna, lac per ID. WIRE NAILS Preaent baa at 2 85. ROPEI Pure Manila, 13 He; aundard, !ej aiaai, vnv. Paints, Goal OUa, Zte, COAL OIL Pearl or Aatral Caaea, 23e per aai, wiw www, iron ddup, iee per gai; wooden, ; headllxht, caaea. 25e per gal; head llaht. Iron bbla. 8Hs ear L . XIN8EED OIL Pure raw, la bbla, aSe per gal; caaea, 48c per gal; genuine kettle boiled, caaea tut par gal, bbla 46c. per gai; ground caae. car lora. aza.uu par ton; leaa than cara, ao.m ier ion. BENZIN NEeS-deg., cases, - 22c; ifoa bbla. 15HC PAINT OIL Raw. bbla SSfl per gal, caaea 3Se per gai; ooiieo, eaaea GASOLINE M-deg., caaaa 82c per gal. Iron roie znc per gai; amra, caaea 240 per gal. Iron bhhi IKe per gal. . TTRPENTINE In caaea, 83c per gal. wooden hbla 70He per gaL iron bbjs 77c per gal, 10-lb caae lota 82c. WHITE LEAD 500-lb lota Hc per lb, laaa on ic per in. Keats and Provisions. FRESH HEATS Inapected Beef, prima, 8Hr per lb; cowa, 6c per lb; mutton, dreaaed, 5'u5e per lb; lamba. dreaaed. 6 per lb. FRESli MEATS Front atraet Beef tteera, 86e per lb; bulla, 8H4c per Ibi cowa. 4Hii 5c ner lh: nark, block. AfftSWe Bee lb: -uikM (iQate per lb; mutton, dreeaed, 4HS.V per id; utmoa, areaaeo, usmk per in; real, amall, h4rve per lb; large. 6Q7e per lb. 11AMS, BACON, ETC Portland Pack (local) heme, 10 to 14 lba, 13o per lb; 14 to IS lha, 13 4! per lb; cotuae. 10c per lb; picnic, 94e r lh; breakfaat bacon. lOSJl&c per lo; resn. lar abort cleara, unamoked. lOUe ner lb: rooked. 11 fee per lb; clear backa. nnamoked. iiio per id; emoxco, iivc per id; union butta, 10 to IS lba, unawked, Sc per lb; smoked, a per lh. EASTERN PACKED HAMS Under 14 lha, 14c per lb; orer 15 lba. I34e per lb; fancy, 14Aift 14Me per lb: pli-nl-a. OUe nar lb: ahmildere. 10c per lh; dry -aalted aldea, nnamoked. iuc per in; amouea, 11V.C per lb; breakfaat bacon. 15V17Vte per lb; fancy. IKWc per lb. LOCAI LA BD Kettle leaf. 10a. lOfTa per lb: 6a. 10T4C Der lb: 50-lb tlna. lOUe ner lh! ateam-rendered. 10a. 6e per lh: 6a, 6e per in; sm, iic per in; compouna xiercea, itae per lb; tube. tc per lb. . EASTERN LARD Kettle leaf. 10-lb tlna. lie per lb: 6a. im per lb; 50-lb Una. 10Vk per lb; ateam-rendered 10a. 0o per lb; 6a. tf'e ir lb; 50e. Oc per lb. I A bora packlng-houae prlcea ara net caah, 16 daya.) CANNED SALMON Columbia rlrer 1-lh talla $1.75; 21b talla. $2.40; fancy 1-lb Data. $1.00; H-lb fancy data. $1.15; fancy l ib oral, $2.00; Alaaka Ulia. Dink. 80c: red. 11.50: 1-lh talla. 2.C0. riorl Rock cod, Te per lb; Bmindera, 5c per lh; halibut. 0c ner lb: era ha. 14.50 r i,m- raxor clama, orrfiue r doa; little-neck elama. 3c; atrlped baee, 12V,c per lb; 1'uxet Sound' amelt. 5c per lh; catftab, 7e ner lb; black cod. r per lb; aalmnn trjwt. 12McclAc aer lb; khatera. 15c lor lb; percb. 6c per lb; aalmon, allreraldea. 6c per lh; ateclbeada, gc per lb; rhlnook, 20c rer lb; herring. 4e per lb; Colom bia rlrer amelt. 2ie per lb; aolea. 6c per lb; lorn eon, nc per in; ameir, nuc per lb. OY8TEBS Shoalwater bay. per gal. $225; per aack, $3.76 net; Olympla, per'aack, $5.25. CHICAGO 0SAIN CAB LOTS. CMeago. Jan. 12. The grain car lota for to day ahow: , Cara. Grade. 1 a l Eat. 40 Wheat 52 Corn ... 475 OUa ......184 CHICAGO MEAT SHIPMENTS. Chicago, Jan. 12 The cut (neat eblpmente for' today were 4.315.000 Dounda acalnat LUST.. Oft pound a year ago. The lard "hlpmenta were 1.707.000 tlercea. agalnat l.BiKl.OOd tlerree a year ago. The pork alilpmenta were 723 harrela. agalnat Soft barrela a year ago. Portlang Claaring-Honsa Eaport. ' The renort of the Portland clearlnx liouae for fei.terday was aa follow: riearaaree.' ; .$71 ,fll.l Balances 7W.tt67.lg HSW TOBK STOCKS. DESCRIPTION. Aunconda Mining Cq..; Amol. Copper Co Atchicon, com,,,,.',.,. ' do preferred. . . , ,7. . ; Am. Car A Pound., com do preferred . . , .... . . Am. Kuirar, com....... Am. Smelt., cum.,.,. do preferred , . Baltimore A Ohio, com do Dreferred. .i . . . . j . Rrooklyn Rapid Traneit. i enaaian t'acinc, com Chi. t Alton, com.,.. do ftreferreil Obi. A i. Weat,. com. ; in., oui. a sr. ram. t'hl. V North., pom..,, fhi. Terminal Ry...., Cheaanekae A (thin. . . . Colo, fuel & Iron, com. Vk. nontn.; com..., do 2d preferred. do let preferred ... . TTtelaware S'lluilabn., on i o i no D. B. G com... no preferred Erie, com : ..r.,,.. : o zn prererreo. .. . ... " do lat preferred...... Illtnola Central InlaTlIle A Naahrllle.. Metro Traction Co...... Manhattan Elerated.,.. Mexican Central By.. ., Minn., St. I. 8t. M. . do preferred Mleaourl Pacific.....,,. M., K. ft T., com...... do nref erred...... New Xork Central. ...... Norfolk A Western, com. -do preferred..'....,... North American....-..,., S 21 R5 21 N. .. out. Weat.,.. I'ennaylraula Ky ....... . 110 110 I . U., 1. a IjO.....:. Preaaed Steel Car, com., do preferred. ...... Pacific Mall Steam. Co.. iMi 28 26 ii 4 08 28 Beading, com..,..'. - da 2d preferred ....... do let preferred...... Ren, Iron Steel, com.. do preferred Rock Inland, com do preferred....... ... Southern Ky., com..... do preferred 78 48 Southern Pacific........ St. L. S. F 2d pfd.. do lat preferred. ..... St. L. A 8. W com.... do preferred Texas A: Pacific......... Tenn. Coal A Iron T.. St. L. A W., com.... do preferred.!........ Union Pacific, com.,.,. do preferred. U. 8. Leather, com.... do preferred., V-- 8. -Hubber. com .... . do preferred..,.. U. 8. Steel Co., com... do preferred.... ...... Wheel. A L. E., com.... do 2d preferred. ...... do lat areferred ...... Wlaconaln Central, com. do preferred,.;.,..,,. Wealern Union Tele,... 7H 78H 11H 42 H 10 68'A IT',, 28 48 18 41 88H Wabaah, com.,,,....... do preferrea Total aalea for dqy. 334,5015! Money, 2 per tent. EASTERN HOGS ARE SOMEWHAT HIGHER (Furnished by Overheck, ' Starr ft Cooke Co.) Chlcaan. Jan. 12. Receipt! of Mveetock In the verkma packing centers of tbe. country today were; Hog . . . 87,000 - Jl.ooo 4.500 Cattle, 60. 000 10,000 6.500 2,500 1.2O0 Bherp. 15.000 4,000 11.000 $.000 Chicago , Kcnaaa City .... Omaha ........ South St. Joeepa S.oOQ Bleu; City ,,,.,., 8.5t St. Lonla ....... 6.500 6.600 ' Chicago The hog market opened atronr to a ahade blither and cloaed a trifle eaaler with 1.- cuu lert orer rrom yeaterday; reccipte a year ago were 84,000; eatlmated number for tomor row, 48,000. Ruling hog prlcea ahow: Mixed and butcbere, 4.j(4.Wi; good beary, U.Xii'd 4.05; rouith heavy, $4.4004.75; llgbt, $4.80(3 4.70. Cattle, alow. Sheep, ateady. -1 South St. Joaeph Hoga etrong to Be higher. vat tie, eteaay. oneep, aieaay. St Loula Hoga were 6c to 10c higher. Kanaaa City Hnga at yeaterday'a quotations. cuoux uty noga were oc to loc lower. LOCAL LIVESTOCK MARKET IS STEADY Portland Union Stockyards. Jtn. 12. The re eelpte of llTeatock In the local Tarda durlnj the paat 24 hours cotiatated of 200 hoga and 37 rbttle. All the market are In a snod condl tlon. Prlcea In all llnea ara fair with the foj. auwiiig HKuree ruiina; . rioga jieai. onswc; medium, ai4(n:e. Cattle Beat. $4.2504.60: medium. 13.750 s.26. bleep Beat, 8VaC medium, 8c. Haw Tork Summary. New Tork. Jan. 12. Dow. Jonea A Co. air: Newa from the Eaat la aerioua. Underwritera of $40,Of0,00:) of Lake Shora bonda called on for ST per cent installment to pay f as.00O.tKio. Kcaalnr notea due today. Rumora of confer- eneea between (tould and Pennaylranla intereata are current, rnlted Statea Steel eatlmatea caah cn hand at $47,000,000; 84 made for Norcmber ahow an average net decrease of .41 ner cent: 43.roade for tl' fourth week of December ahow an average groae Increase of 8.13 per cent, Lite demand for stocks lrr the loan crowd. In crease iu North Ameilcaa dl 'blend not expected In Iwst-lnf or m d miartera. Bond Issue to retire Wabaah. Rock. Islsnn adrlcea Indicate Choc taw la fairly paying lta way. The banks gained from the subtreaaiiry since Friday $1,830.0110, HtntT.two Industrials declined .20 per cent; zu actire raite aarancea ,iu pT cent. Americas Btocka In London, London, Jan. 13. 2 p. m. Atchison declined K. firs u unchanged'; Baltimore ft Ohio declined !; Chicago, Milwaukee ft St. Paul declined V 1'Me declined A. flrata declined U: Illtnola Central declined 4; lAmlsrllle ft Nashville de clined H; Mexican central declined ; Mla aiiuri, Kanaaa ft lexaa declined ; New lork f intrsl declined tt: Pennsylvania declined : Beading declined H; Southern Pacific declined K: Southern Railway declined U. Dreferred de. cimea i; union racinc aecimen Mi. prefrrea declined ; United Statea Steel declined tt, preferred declined 44; Wabaah declined i. nre. erred declined . C'onaola 87, declined . CLOSING) GSAIH aUOTATIONS. $an Franclaen, Jan. 12. The closing grain quotations ahow: , Milwaukee Wheat July. 2We: May. 87Ua. Corn-July. 4t48Te; May. 47c aaked. St. I-oule Wheat May. 84Ke. Kanaaa City Wheat Mas. 82'Ac. Corn Mny. 40c. New York Wheat May. 80t,e hid. Ultinenp.'ll" Wheat Hay 87Ve aaked. Puluth Wheat May. SOc bid San Francisco U:30 a. m. Wheat Mar. $1.38'A. Barley May. $1.07. 1TEWN TOEK COITEE. ' New York, Jan. 12. The coffee clove waa: Bid. Ask. January ,i. .............. $8.85 $6.05 Kelrnary .., 7.00 T.OS March 7.10 T.15 April T.2B 7.80 June , 7.65 7.A0 July 7.00 T.85 August i 7.75 7.80 September 7 no 7 03 October 7.05 8.00 November 8.05 8.10 December ' 8.15 8.20 COB ffOMlanSSIOH CO. (Incorporated.) Capital and Surplus $600,000.00. Brokers In o&aih, raovxsxoN, btochs AND BONDS. Largest Private Ira System in America, i Beapenaihle and Conaervativa. ? We Charge No Intereat .for Carrying Long - - . cinraa. V, A, I TEA A CO.. Correspondent. v: - '4142 Stark Street' WAR NEWS M .CAUSE FOR RISE CKXCAOO WHBAT MAXXET CLOSrD ABOTJT OEHT KXOXXB OPEH nra was top but sbsaju, toixtmh Or BTJSISESS CAUSED A BTO HESS OTHZB HABKET8 UP. iFnrnlahed by Overheck, Starr ft Cooke Co.) Chicago, Jan. 13. Logan &' Bryan advise: The wheat market closed about "a cent higher. The war news was a Uttlo more' threatening and consols were H cent lower. This occasioned a higher opening; after which the market became dnH on the smalrvoranie of bqsfoes.- Pricea were sent up by Armour, Ar gentina ' weather is unfavorable for threshing;.' The world's visible Increased 1,250,000 bushels against nearly 4,000, 000 bushels, decrease last year. Primary receipts were agaiu largely in excess of a year ago. a he cash position every where is dull and there is practically no export demand.' - Between the Armour control and the general situation, the In- terest in the market Is becoming small. The position seems bearish. The world's stock of wheat is about the same, as last year and Is not decreasing. The world's crop promises to' be larger than last year. Good grades of Argentine wheat are selling in Liverpool at less than 88 cents per bushel. The present price for May wheat In this market, therefore, looks threateningly high. ' Com Harkst Higher. The corn market Is higher. . It is very quiet. The arrivals of corn are still of very poor quality and this Is a bugbear to the speculator. The price of grain Is well maintained by a good cash demand. The most fundamental thing that can be said IS that there is not much selling pressure on the market at any time.' If wheat were to break sharply, corn would probably sell off gome. If it does ws would buy. . Oats a Shads Up. The bats market was a shade higher and very quiet There was nothing in current speculative operations of inter est With moderate receipts and a fair cash demand prices are well supported and although the range is high, there Is not much selling pressure on the market Provisions Sharply Higher, The provisions market closed sharply higher. Hog receipts are again large and prices at tha yards were without material change. The country spec ulator is at the moment bullish because they are relatively lower than last year and because they probably hope for some help from the war news. Receipts of hogs are large and we think will con tinue so. There is a fair distributive demand, yet stocks must accumulate and we are Inclined to the view that on thesetsondttions-provlslona should ps sold. ; WHEAT RCTES HIQHEB. (Furnished y Overbeck. Starr ft Cook a Co.) Chicago. Jan. 12. Wheat waa hlrher tndav. It waa atreng early on war newa, but became dull alter. May opened at 87c. reached 87e and 89Vs aa the high and low, and cloaed at 87c. July opened at 82 e, touched 82 He as me uign ngaie. ane varloua markets ware Ooen. High. Low. Close. Wheaa May $ .8t Jtly .8214 Corn .87 .82 M 47M .6 .89H '.86TS 12.87 12.87 6.92 ; 6.86 6.62 666 .82 May..... July Gate May July .47 .469 .89 .36 .47 .47 .89 86 2 12.75 13.03 T .B3 6.70 8.62 Pork Jan.,,,, 12.70 May 12.80 Lard July 8 02 May 9.87 Kibe July..,.. 0.6) May 8 67 11TB 13.0$ 6.96 6.92 6.70 : 6.62 SAJT rSANCISCO LOCAX STOCKS, San rraneiaco, Jan. 12.-15:80 a. m. Local . 1. . Bid. . 41 . 41 . 58 . 12 Ask. 41 60tt 12V 80 6 23 V. 132 Contra Owta Water Spring aVlley aWter San rraneiaco Gaa ft Electric. Honokea Sugar . . . , , , Hutchinson Sugar Nllaoeal Sugar ................ Makawell Sugar Ouomea Sugar ................ Alaaka Packet a' Oceanic Steamship .. 22 80 ..181 ,. Chicago Cash Buainaaa. Chicago, Jan. 12. The caah bualneaa yeater day waa 85,000 buahela of No. 1 Northern wheat at 4c under May in atore. Tbe aalea on corn were 800,000 bushels, Including 25,000 hnahela of No. 2 for export and there waa ,. 000 buahela of No. 8 aold by other houeea for export, galea of oata were 60,000 buahela. Sea. board reported 120,000 buahela of wheat, 800,000 bnahela of corn and 80,000 buahela of oata aold tor export. e -. 1 ..I. m - ST. JOSEPH TOOXTASSa. "' V fit. Joseph, Mo., Jan. IX Cloae: Cattle re ceipts were z,. Aiaraat ateady with fol lowing auotationa ruling:! Natives 1.1 inr,l J. 00; Texa and Western, $2.864.7Q; cowa ann neirere, i.ioi.'ii.m; nulla and stage, fi IMfo) 4.VK yeariinga and calrea, $2.50(34.15; atock era and femhra, $2.50iQ4.S0: veala. 82.50618.00. All grades, $4.C04.85. Average aaloa, $4 CO V. 10. . CHICAGO CASK WHEAT. Chicago, Jan. 12. Caah wheat at Boon waa: TIM Aak. No. S red ...$ ,80V N. 8 red 88 No. 3 hard winter 79 No. 3 hard winter 7:1 No. 1 Northern Spring.,...,..,. .87 No. 2 Northern aprlng...,. 83 No. 8 aprlng, nomlual .78 g .00 .91 A . .Ml .87 .86 Clsaa of Liverpool Orala, Liverpool, Jan. 12. Cloae: ' ' Wheat March, 6-5, H higher; Hay, 6-5, higher. ' Corn January, 43, higher; March, 41, unchanged. m' 1 ' ZOOS T7JHBLE AOAIV. Ijata thla afternoon egg quotations alumped and Mere aclllng at 24 (g 25c a doa. The mar. ket la weaker. . O ANN ON riiBADS OUH.TT. Albert Gannon, who was accused of having attempted to rob C. E. Glfford. a north end saloon-keeper, pleaded guilty to simple assault Derore Judge Cleland this morning. Ha will be sentenced to morrow. Frank Stark, who was jointly Indicted with Gannon, waa discharged ror lacK or. evidence, , JUMPED FBOM WINDOW. ' Robert Garrick, a young man resid ing at $6 North Front street, jumped from the second story window of thet place and was found early this morning by neighbors who notified the polios. Garrick at the time he was found, was in his night clothes. He Is being held by the police pending an investigation of his mental standing. A Weak Heart neglected ' means heart disease, ' the most' common cause of sudden death. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure will strength en,-, regulate and cura weak hearts. gold lr all drnggtets on guarantee.;' Free book en heart disease for poatel. ,. r., V. Ailing MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, lad. 1 ARE DISAPPOINTED BtEMBEBS OT : SAJXOB BOA&DZNO- XOUSB COMMISSION MAT DECEDB TO BESIQH WIXIi MEET THIS ETEWrSfO AND TAXtX ' MATTEBS OVEB NO 8UBPBISE. It Is probable that the members of the sailor boardlnghouse commission will soon tender their resignations on account of the supreme court sustaining tne decision of the lower court in the case of Harry White and William Smith, against S. M. Mears, Herbert Holman and Edward i Wright. The defendants constitute the sailor boardlnghouse com mission, and they refused to, grant a license; to White and Smith upon the ground that the sailor boarding- house matter could be. regulated more readily with but one house than two or more. "I do not-cara-to--state Justwhat course I will pursue yet," said Mr, Hol man, one of the members, this morn ing. "I intend to , consult tha other members of the board this evening, and we wlUMikely arrive at some decision as to whether we will resign or not As for my part I fall to see whera there is any necessity for a commission, if it is not allowed to regulate the business as the - legislature evidently , intended should be done." . E. W. Wright president of the board. stated some time ago that he would very likely resign lf the. decision ot th supreme court should be against the commission. He could not be found this morning. ' 1 Harry White appeared to be pleased with the decision, but whether he will take advantage of it by starting another boardlnghouse he declined to stats. ' "it is what I expected," he declared. Before talking on the subject however. a wtsn nrst to consult my attorney. MRS. BOWERS THE HUSBAND KILLER t (Journal Special Service.) . San Francisco, Jan. 1J. Thera wer some uneasy moments for Mrs. Martha E. Bowers in Judge Cook's court today, At the opening of tha case this morning all witnesses were excluded from tha courtroom except doctors and the hand' writing experts. Dr. J. P. Dillon tes tified that he attended Mr. Bowera at his home about June 9, and found him suffering from indigestion. He said he prescribed a tonlo composed of iron and strychnine. Mr. Bowers told the doctor he had eaten something that had made mm sick. The doctor said he had known Bowera for many years, and a few months before his death Bowers had complained of much coughing and naa em it tea a good deal ot blood. Dr. Dillon told him he would have to be careful'or he would turn into ft con sumptlve patient. Dr. Dillon always found Mrs. Bowers affectionate and at tentive to her huaband. At time he said he waa called In ha found no symptoms of arsenical poison. though the condition in which the man's kidneys, liver and intestines were found might have been produced by arsenical poisoning. Dr. John Lagan and Dr. J. I Mc Laughlin were examined. - McLaughlin testified he. had attended Bowers fog ft few days, prescribing various medicines. Ha was shown a prescription written on one of his blanks calling for an ounce of arsenic. He declared he bad never written the prescription and that the name McLaughlin signed to it was a We Have Moved TWO STOCKS IN ONB Too much goods. Must dispose of some of it Exceptionally low prices will prevail for this week. GOOD BUTTER a lb.. A80 GODFREY BROS. & CO. 314 Burnslda. Telephone Blaok 8933. HENRY VVEINHARD Proprietor of tha largest and Most Complete Brewery In tha Northwest, Bottled Beer a Specialty XBUEFKOTO No. W. Offlos 13th and Burnslda treats, PORTLAND, OREGON. WHERE TO BUY HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE The very BEST place to purchase HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE is at-. GILMAN AUCTION AND COMMISSION COMPANY'S N. 413 Washington street and No. 108 Eleventh street. Far BETTER than the INSTALLMENT plan. Call and sea how much money you can SAVE by purchas ing from us. . S. N. L. 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